Ducky

I can't imagine. I was self isolated when it first started but am back at work now and Manitoba hasn't had a case reported since June. My better half was getting tired of me by the time she went back to work and the only break she got from me was when she went to work. I am still diligent and wear a mask in public but things are starting to return to normal. I can't say enough about how our province handled this situation. I don't really care for the premier of the province but he did a pretty good job dealing with it. I also know what it is like backing a losing team as our Winnipeg Blue Bombers didn't win a cup in an 8/9 team league since 1990! They won in 2019 after they finally assembled a competent front office and GM/coaches and stuck with them and kept things relatively stable. It doesn't even look like the league will play this year. They are talking about Winnipeg as a hub city and I don't want that. Forget about this year and move on to the 2021 season. The Canadian government should help the teams (especially community owned teams) financially. It is only my opinion but I think the Sabres organization hasn't been thinking long term for a while now and that has to change. Dealing Cozens is about as foolish as they come. Most articles I read have him in the top 5 of the best prospects not in the NHL and at least one had him ranked #1. Eichel-Cozens as a one two punch would be deadly. The team has to go through another 2 seasons of not doing very well while stockpiling players and developing them and then they are on their way. This is kinda what Chevy did when he got empty cupboards from Atlanta with some good players to build around. It takes patience and I haven't seen much of it from the organization. GMTM was horrible. My opinion.

You do it however you have to. The Leafs got rid of some bad contracts when Shanahan took over...

I'm not trying to insult anybody. If you look at some of the contracts that have been dealt over the last couple of years, it isn't impossible to move him. Sorry if you think my iintentions were to insult, they weren't.

Do you consider KC comparable to Reinhart? KC had that in his 2nd year in the league...Reinhart his 4th. I don't disagree with the Sabres needing him, I disagree with 7m per year. 5 names capfriendly compares KC's contract with are ... Keller, Pastrnak, Nylaner, Gaudreau and Forsberg. Do you consider Reinhart comparable to these players?

Should be getting rid of deals like KO and possibly Skinner and looking at the team in the long run, not the short term. Why trade Reinhart? One of the best players on the team. Trading either of Dahlin or Eichel is nonsense unless going into a full re-build. Pick the best player available at the drafts and develop. You trade picks away when contending. Boeser is a great player but giving up a future 2C or even 1C in Cozens is not thinking long term (if you want to trade Mitts or Cozens, phone the Jets!). I'd try talking Van into a Boeser/Skinner deal if they are dealing him. The Sabres are rich in D. Trade a D like Risto or Miller, for example, for good prospects/picks. A long term plan has to be developed and followed in my opinion. Trading away draft picks and core players is just going to get another GM/HC fired. A few good picks, add a good goalie and the Sabres will be making the playoffs consistently in 2-3 years. Dahlin, Reinhart and Eichel are the start to a dam good core.

I don't blame him one bit. He has his kids to think about. He either signs with the Jets or retires after this season...probably retires.

Say what you want, he isn't worth 7m a year.

7m is overpay for him iin my opinion...we disagree. You have seen him play more than I have. I meean Kyle Connor is making 7.15m and he had 73 points and 38 goalls. No way Reinhart is inn the 7m category even if he signs an eight year deal. He's a rreally important part of the team but I wouldn't overpay him a dime. H's an RFA, who has the leverage?

Ehlers (I'm not as high on him as some but he is a good 2nd line winger) is on a sweet deal but the Sabres have to be careful with their contracts. KO and Skinner are eating up a fair chunk of a cap that will be reportedly stagnant for the next two years. They can't be making long term deals for big cash right now. I would give him 6m x 5 years. Larkin makes 6.1 on a sweet deal. Horvat is 5.5m. Oshie makes 5.75.....I'd pay him no more than 6m.

I have heard that trades can no longer rely on whether a player re-signs or not. For example...A deal cannot say if this player re-signs with you, we get x.

Reinhart doesn't deserve 7m....barely over 6m if you ask me.

Devils naming Ruff as head coach!!!

I know next to nothing about KA but I would have looked at Ron Hextall's availability. He built a good team in Philly. He drafted well and didn't trade many of his draft picks.

If everybody is quarantined and isolated though, it shouldn't matter should it? I wouldn't want it to be in Winnipeg. The city and the province has really done a good job of kicking the virus. Most of the cases showing up which is about an average of one a day maybe are travel related. To be honest, if it were up to me, the season would be over and the Stanley Cup would not be handed out this year.

I heard that if they can prove they have quarantined for the 14 days prior to entering Canada, they are good to go. I'm not sure how they can prove that? If they fly here, have they been quarantined or possibly exposed on the plane? I also heard that all involved will be tested for the virus every day and full face shields will not be mandatory. I'm not sure that it matters but Alberta has done well fighting the virus.

I think Deadmonton or Calgary is going to be one of the cities....I'd go for Deadmonton as they have some of the best ice in the league.

My favorite Sabre ever. A remarkable talent that would be a star in any era.

A young bull moose we saw on our way fishing yesterday morning. Sorry for the poor picture but it was taken from my phone. We took our limits again but overall the fish were smaller.

I must miss fresh fish too. I got home and 30 minutes later the kids pulled in (haven't seen them since February). The next thing you know there are wings in the oven, Stella Artois being opened and fish being fried. Good thing the better half got home from work when she did or we might have eaten it all! When all was said and done, my half of the fish were eaten (buddy took his and went home) and everyone was full. I am supposed to be going back tomorow but the forecast is for high winds so I will put it off until Saturday. I hear the catfish are biting like crazy now so I have to get out after them too...not enough time in the week!!!

A stringer full of fish. Smoke can be seen from a forest fire about 60 or so miles away.

Went for pickeral and my buddy caught his personal best walleye...30 inches.

He is drinking a ***** beer? Clint turned 90 yesterday!!!

Manitoba has zero people in the hospital (7 deaths) because of the virus and the dentists still are not opening. There are16 active cases and 269 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. Outdoor patios just opened and I hear they are being run smartly. It will be a LONG time before I enter a restaurant of any sort.

I think I read that there is no lottery......teams pick where they finish...I think Buffalo picks 7th.

Trading Mitts for Puljujarvi would be a mistake in my opinion.